VCU teams with CDC to fight youth violence
VCU received a $6 million grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to study youth violence and intervention in Richmond, Va. The project will be led by co-principal investigators, Saba Masho and Terri Sullivan. “In the early 2000’s Richmond had one of the highest youth violence rates,” Masho said. “It was actually one […]
Latinx. No, it’s not a typo
In recognition of Latinx Heritage Month, the VCU Office of Multicultural Student Affairs hosted Shifting Identities ― a forum to explore attitudes about identity, language and core values surrounding the Latinx community on Sept. 29. OMSA invited VCU students from all backgrounds to join a roundtable discussion on cultural and gender diversity. The group in […]
United Students Against Sweatshops drop off letter of intent to President Rao
Joe Johnson Contributing Writer Student activists from the VCU chapter of United Students Against Sweatshops marched to the doorstep of the office of VCU President Michael Rao to deliver a letter of intent on April 21. Students from the USAS chapter at VCU have attempted to gain support from administrators to affiliate with the Worker […]
New Dean named for College of Humanities and Sciences
By Joe Johnson Contributing Writer VCU will welcome Montserrat Fuentes as the new dean of the College of Humanities and Sciences on July 1. Fuentes will take the place of former dean, Jim Coleman, who accepted the position of provost at Northern Arizona University last August. Fuentes comes to VCU from North Carolina State University, […]
VCUarts dean retires after more than 40 years in higher education
After five years of holding his post as dean of VCUarts, Joe Seipel is retiring at the end of the semester. Seipel has worked with VCU starting in 1974 when he was chair of the VCU Sculpture Department, and 17 years later became the dean of all graduate arts programs at VCU. After 25 years […]